About a month ago I made a speculative job application to this newspaper, which has the second largest circulation for a non-tabloid paper in Scotland (third and fourth are The Herald and Scotsman, respectively; first is the Press and Journal). A week later, I was invited for an interview and aptitude test. A week after that, I was invited to have a chat with the editor. Today they phoned me to offer me a job. Working for someone else after 15 years of self-employment may take a little getting used to, though!